Lead Product Manager - Secteur Public - CDI Paris - Theodo GovTech

Theodo Group has been accompanying innovative companies since 2009 in the design, development, and deployment of ingenious digital products, leveraging the best of technology and the Lean approach.

Theodo has experienced exceptional growth over the past 15 years, with teams of over 700 Theodoers, mainly Software Engineers, passionate about technology and continuous improvement. With growth, the group has structured itself into specialized entities by technology (Theodo Apps, Theodo Cloud, Theodo Data & AI) or by industry (Theodo Fintech, Theodo Govtech, and Theodo Healthtech). In 2024, the Theodo Group generated €90M in revenue.

In Theodo GovTech, we accompany our clients - ministries, local authorities, and major public operators - in the design, development, and maintenance of digital products that are accessible, sustainable, and useful for society.

Joining our adventure means sharing a common ambition: using digital technology to increase the efficiency of public action and improve the daily lives of agents and users.

Job Description

We are recruiting a Lead Product Manager to ensure the satisfaction of public actors by creating products that meet the needs of improving the quality of public services rendered to citizens, associations, and businesses.

Your missions will be divided into three parts:

• Lead projects
• Organize and frame project implementation
• Define the success of the mission and the product's success for citizens
• Implement tools for project management and communication with clients
• Ensure client and team satisfaction
• Anticipate risks, lift dependencies, and respect contractual requirements
• Carry the commitment of the entire group to the public client
• Participate in responding to calls for tenders
• Describe our customized methodological approach from the offer phase
• Write the commitments we make to our clients, which will be managed in the project phase
• Contribute to improving delivery management practices
• Provide feedback to the group on complex delivery situations
• Document and industrialize proven project management tools
• Enrich the group's methodological expertise based on your learnings

Career Development

Two career plans will be available to you for development within our company:

• Expertise in a sector: carry a long-term commitment to one or several clients as a Key Account Manager and develop precise public sector expertise (e.g., Education, Ecological Transition, Labor)
• Expertise in delivery: develop recognized expertise in the group on delivery management and support delivery teams transversally

Profile Sought

Hard Skills:

• 6-8 years of experience as a Lead Product Manager or Delivery Manager
• Practice agile in multi-squad contexts
• Successfully deliver projects on a fixed-price basis
• Collaborate and work with project teams and C-level executives
• Bonus: experience in the public sector

Soft Skills:

• Good negotiation skills and ability to maintain dialogue and manage conflict between all stakeholders
• Able to understand and perform tasks efficiently

Interview Process

The process takes place in 5 stages over about 10 days:

• A 30-minute qualification call with Clémence, our Head of Talent Acquisition
• A 1-hour cultural fit interview with Clémence and a team member
• A 1-hour professional interview with Marine, our Group Product Manager
• A 1-hour technical interview with Matthieu, our CTO
• A 30-minute final interview with Maxime

Why Join Theodo GovTech?

We believe that it is difficult to progress alone, so we have developed a strong team spirit to help each other and concrete means to support you:

• Training and Development: 2-3 times a week, Theodo Academy, composed of our business experts and leaders, provides 30-minute training sessions (dojos) on various topics: technology, product, project management, management...
• Methodology: a unique methodology based on Lean Management to quickly identify problems and drive continuous improvement
• Career Development: each Theodoer is accompanied by an internal coach to support you in your daily tasks and discuss career goals through weekly coaching sessions

You will join a group of 700 people with many possibilities for cross-entity evolution, participate in associative projects thanks to the Theodo Foundation, and enjoy monthly evenings, keynotes, and an annual company weekend.

The package includes:

• Employee shareholding to be associated with the group's success
• Performance-based bonus indexed to Theodo's growth
• Equipment budget to equip yourself (computer, smartphone, headphones...)
• 5 weeks + 8-12 RTT/year, mutual insurance covered at 50%, meal vouchers, and childcare assistance

We are convinced that diversity is a richness and that equal opportunities are essential for building high-performing and fulfilled teams. Our recruitment process is designed to be fair, friendly, and based on skills. We welcome all applications, without distinction of gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or beliefs.